| Outback Christmas Contributor(s): Hart, Pro (Author), Hart, Kevin (Author), Habel, Norm (Author) |
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ISBN: 1925309487 ISBN-13: 9781925309485 Publisher: ATF Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Holidays - Christian - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 759.994 |
| LCCN: 2021425474 |
| Physical Information: 48 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Outback Christmas is a significant book, first published in 1981, and now in a new edition with new Preface, released ten years after the death of the artist, Pro Hart. This book portrays the nativity of Christ in bold images of the Australian Outback. Most of our Christmas art and verse have been inherited from English and European sources, but the Christian message is universal and other cultures commonly portray the characters and events surrounding Christ's birth in line with local custom. The authors write in the 1981 Preface that 'the ideas and images of the book reflect the search of many Australians to make Christianity in Australia and Australian Christianity ... Australians have sought to express their faith in language consistent with the Australian experience. |
Contributor Bio(s): Habel, Norm: - Norm Habel was born Yulecart, near Hamilton in Victoria, Australia. He was professor of Biblical Studies in the USA from 1960-1973. In 1974 he returned to Australia and established the first Religion Studies Dept in Australia. From 1984-87 he was Principal of Kodaikanal International School in South India. During his time in India, he and his wife Janice Orrell established the Grihini program, a school and community health program for oppressed Tribal and Dalit women in the remote hills around Kodaikanal. |
